Yves Jacques
Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. Jacques was born in Quebec City in 1956. He studied theatre at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, and began acting on stage in both Quebec City and Montreal. He became more widely known to film and television audiences beginning in 1981 as a sketch performer in Télévision de Radio-Canada's annual Bye Bye New Year's Eve variety special, and soon began appearing more widely in film and television roles. To international audiences, he is best known as Claude, the gay academic in Denys Arcand's The Decline of the American Empire and The Barbarian Invasions. On stage, he is noted for originating the role of Lydie-Anne in the premiere of Michel Marc Bouchard's play Lilies. He has been in several movies by French filmmaker Claude Miller, including Of Woman and Magic and Little Lili. His fame has continued to grow with films and theatrical productions in both France and Quebec. Since 2001, he has toured the world in two shows by Robert Lepage, Far Side of the Moon (La Face cachée de la lune) and Le Projet Andersen, where he played all the roles. Since 2018, he has appeared regularly in Mathieu Quesnel’s theatrical creations. More recently, he played in Aline by Valérie Lemercier, in Maria by Alec Pronovost, and in Chloé Robichaud’s Les jours heureux. In 2022, Yves Jacques played in Martin Villeneuve's The 12 Tasks of Imelda (Les 12 travaux d'Imelda), co-starring playwright Robert Lepage and actress-signer Ginette Reno. He was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication de France in February 2001, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009, for his performances in theatre, television and film, in Canada and abroad. He is openly gay. Source: Article "Yves Jacques" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Sisters and Neighbors!
as Monsieur Lebel
Sisters and Neighbors!
as Monsieur Lebel
The Successor
as Dominique Duchesne
The Successor
as Dominique Duchesne
Days of Happiness
as Yves
Days of Happiness
as Yves
Imelda 7: Pipo
as Vétérinaire
Imelda 7: Pipo
as Vétérinaire
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
as Vétérinaire
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
as Vétérinaire
Embrasse
as Yves Saint Laurent
Embrasse
as Yves Saint Laurent
Aline
as Second TV Presenter
Aline
as Second TV Presenter
La face cachée de la Lune
La face cachée de la Lune
Forgotten Flowers
as Marie-Victorin
Forgotten Flowers
as Marie-Victorin
Ca$h Nexu$
as Michel
Ca$h Nexu$
as Michel
A Man in a Hurry
as Eric
A Man in a Hurry
as Eric
Father and Guns 2
as Bernard
Father and Guns 2
as Bernard
Maurice
as Narrator (voice)
Maurice
as Narrator (voice)
Grace of Monaco
as M. Delavenne
Grace of Monaco
as M. Delavenne
Darling Trap
as Nolan Smith
Darling Trap
as Nolan Smith
La danse de l'albatros
as Jacques
La danse de l'albatros
as Jacques
French Immersion
as Pierre-Émile
French Immersion
as Pierre-Émile
See How They Dance
as George Bliss
See How They Dance
as George Bliss
Cabotins
as Lady Moon
Cabotins
as Lady Moon
Traceless
as Maître Bardon
Traceless
as Maître Bardon
The Last Escape
as Andre
The Last Escape
as Andre
You'll Miss Me
as André, le coiffeur
You'll Miss Me
as André, le coiffeur
48 Hours a Day
as Arnaud
48 Hours a Day
as Arnaud
A Secret
as Le commandant Beraud
A Secret
as Le commandant Beraud
Twice Upon a Time
as Doctor Trudeau
Twice Upon a Time
as Doctor Trudeau
Aurore
as Curé Leduc
Aurore
as Curé Leduc
Let's Be Friends
as Germain
Let's Be Friends
as Germain
The Girl from the Chartreuse
as Baldi
The Girl from the Chartreuse
as Baldi
The Aviator
as Waiter
The Aviator
as Waiter
Ordo
as Richard Féraud
Ordo
as Richard Féraud
Little Lili
as Serge
Little Lili
as Serge
The Barbarian Invasions
as Claude
The Barbarian Invasions
as Claude
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Notaire Le Potiron
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Notaire Le Potiron
The Collector
as François Berger / Babette Brown
The Collector
as François Berger / Babette Brown
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
as René le Canadien
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
as René le Canadien
Wedding Night
as Bernard
Wedding Night
as Bernard
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
as Marcel Bouchard
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
as Marcel Bouchard
Via crucis
Via crucis
Life after love
as Docteur Bilodeau
Life after love
as Docteur Bilodeau
Of Woman and Magic
as le docteur Fish
Of Woman and Magic
as le docteur Fish
Class Trip
as The Visitor
Class Trip
as The Visitor
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as Charles Robert
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as Charles Robert
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
as Michel Gobeil
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
as Michel Gobeil
The Evening Traveler
as Arthur
The Evening Traveler
as Arthur
Montreal Stories
as Accessoiriste studio
Montreal Stories
as Accessoiriste studio
Milena
as Max Brod
Milena
as Max Brod
Duplex
as Albert
Duplex
as Albert
Ding et Dong : Le film
as Jigi
Ding et Dong : Le film
as Jigi
Jesus of Montreal
as Richard Cardinal
Jesus of Montreal
as Richard Cardinal
Hold-up
as Un otage (400 $)
Hold-up
as Un otage (400 $)
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
as Bob
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
as Bob
Sonatine
as The Subway Station Janitor
Sonatine
as The Subway Station Janitor
Red Eyes
Red Eyes